November 7, 2014

(Borland and Sederland)

• Review basic staff notation
  • What is: staff, treble clef, 7 letters of music alphabet, line and space notes, whole note/rest, quarter note rest

• Establishing good embouchure, air stream to produce an acceptable tone quality
• Mouthpiece sounds; sustained sound for a whole note/rest rhythm
• Assemble flute; establish hand position; sustained sound for a whole note/rest rhythm on open flute
• Fingering for Bb; whole note/rest rhythm (line 1 on page 6 of book)

• Good consistent sound on Bb (whole note, whole rest pattern)

• Play Bb with acceptable tone quality (line 4 of page 6)
• Learn and play C with acceptable tone quality (line 2 of page 6)
• Learn and play D with acceptable tone quality (line 1 of page 6)
• Carry reading, fingering, tone and rhythm skills to line 7

• No instruments today

• 10 minutes per day blow long sounds (5 seconds sustained sound) on mouthpiece
• Play "siren sounds" on mouthpiece

• Play C with acceptable tone quality (line 4 of page 6)
• Learn and play D with acceptable tone quality (line 2 of page 6)
• Learn and play E with acceptable tone quality (line 1 of page 6)
• Carry reading, fingering, tone and rhythm skills to line 7

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• Reading, counting, and playing quarter note/rest rhythms on D,C,Bb (Lines 1,2,4 in book)

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• Reach proficiency level of performance targets on line 7 of book (Benchmark line)
• Can you play 3 Blind Mice or other familiar song by experimenting?

• Playing lines 8-10 on mallets

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• No instruments today

• Can you learn assemble the mouthpiece, ligature and reed?

• Assembly of mouthpiece, ligature, reed (moisten)
• Establish embouchure and achieve well supportive and acceptable tone quality
• Assembly of instrument (beware of the bridge key)
• Establish proper hand position
• Achieve good tone quality on G when standing; transfer posture to sitting
• Learn to read, finger and play E, D, C (lines 1,2 4 in book)
• Transfer skill sets to line 7 (benchmark)